* Switzerland decided not to send a Team or an Individual to the Olympic Dressage competition after Silvia Iklé, the top rider on the Swiss team, refused to bring her horse, Salieri CH,to Hong-Kong due to the long travel and concerns over climatic conditions. [1]

Individual qualification will be decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1, 2008.

The Host Nations will be awarded 1 place if not qualified ( China / Hong Kong )

1 place for the best ranked NOC in each of the following regions:

North Western Europe

South Western Europe

Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia

North America

Central & South America

Africa & Middle East

South East Asia; Oceania

Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.